MAY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries
   • established as an escape in eastern North America
   Synonym(s)
   • Crataegus laevigata (what does Crataegus laevigata mean?)
   • Crataegus oxycantha (what does Crataegus oxycantha mean?)
   • English hawthorn (what does English hawthorn mean?)
   • whitethorn (what does whitethorn mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) may is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hawthorn (what does hawthorn mean?)
   • haw (what does haw mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the month following April and preceding June
   Hypernyms(s) May is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • Gregorian calendar month (what does Gregorian calendar month mean?)